The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-29

The principal loser was Henry Frank
lin.
POISONED.
The family of NJ. J. Curtis at NAL
vern. were poisoned by something eaten
at dinner, Is is supposed. A 4-year
old daughter Of John Barton. who lived
in the family is dead. Mrs. Curtis and
John Barton are not expected to re-
cover, and other members of the family
are dangerously i'll.
FOUND IN THE RIVER.
Winterset Special: The greatest ex
element for many years existed around
Winterset for about forty-eight hours,
concerning lost child. The facts are
as follows: A man by the name Of
Harvey Gctchell lives among the breaks
of Middle River, about five miles south
west of the city. His house is nearly
surrounded in every direction with
timber and brush. Last Monday after
noon Mr.. Getchell was away from the
house at work and about two o'clock
Mrs. Getchell went about half mile
to neighbor's leaving little boy two
years old asleep, fastening the screen
door behind her. She returned in
half hour to find the door open and
the child gone. The neighborhood
was Immediately aroused and from
fifty to one hundred people searched
during the remainderof the day and all
night. The news was brought to
Winterest and hundreds from the city
and surrounding country joined in the
search which was kept up all day and
| night without the least success. Every
body from the whole section of the
country where Mr.. Getchcll lives was
engaged in the search, and the ladies
were bringing in provisions BY the
wagon load to feed those who were
searching the country. Including
the people from Winterest. fully five
hundred people were on the ground
taking part in search. 1t was believed
for while by many that the child was
kidnapped or eaten BY the wolves,
many Of which infest the neighborhood.
The lost child was finally found in the
river about two miles from home. 1t
had evidently been dead for some time.
HENRY COUNTY CRIME.
The News Of Salem publishes the fol-
lowing account of series of disgrace
full proceedings happening near there:
Last Saturday evening an event oc-
Cured which may terminate seriously,
and if Theodore Bruggemeyer's side Of
the case is true rs given, sure and swift
punishment should be meted out to the
offenders. It is said that John Cam
mack and one Reed met Bruggemeyer
and wife on the highway near the resi-
dence of John Burlington. the evening
named, and it is claimed that Reed at
tackled and pursued Bruggemeyer, while
| Cammack attacked the woman, who
fell into 4 ditch, but managed to escape
into the house Of Burlington, where she
fell exhausted. and for time it was
thought she would die, but in thecourse
of the night she recovered sufficiently
| to be carried home, and as result OF
her injury, the next day gave premature
| birth to child, and we are told the
woman now lies in very critical con-
dition. Cammack, it is said, denies the
story in toto, and positively asserts that
he did not see the woman that night.
The case will 60 before the grand jury.
which will doubtless arrive ut the facts.
This, however, did not end the trouble.
The parties have been going to and
coming from Mt. Pleasant this week,
where they have been before the grand
jury. On Wednesday evening, it is al
legged Nick Cammack and Reed way
laid and attacked Bruggemeyer while
on his way from the county seat. Brugge-
meyer drew revolver and shot Reed,
and the ball striking him near the eye
passed round the skull just above the
ear to the back of the head. Brugge-
meyer turned his attention to Nick and
got in one shot without effect. Nick is
said to have had sudden call behind
the hedge, and answered it in 50 lively
manner that no other leaden messen-
ger could overtake him. No arrests.
MRS. VAN DE VEINS DEATH.
A correspondent Of Iowa State Reg
ester, at Pella, sends that paper the
following: In the interest OF justice
and fairness wish to state the facts as
/. one of the jurors who investigated the
case, find them to exist.
On the 9th If August the town was
greatly astonished at the sudden death
Of Mrs. Van de Ven, wife of H. Van do
Ven, druggist Of this place. The
unhappy way in which they had lived
led at once to the suspicion Of foul play.
So on the 10th jury was impaneled by
Esq. Kuyper, acting Coroner, who pro-
ceeded at once to investigate the case.
The jury found the following facts:
That her body presented the appearance
of having been bruised by either kicks
or blows. in number Of places, more
particular on the lower limbs and back;
though there was one bruise Of some
prominence in the abdomen; that she
had been sick for about nine days with
tonsalitus, but was very much better on
the morning Of her death; that in her
sickness she was sadly neglected by the
family, with the exception Of the little
seven-year-old girl; that Mrs. Van de
Ven was making every effort to leave
home and 60 to her friends East; that
on the morning OF her death she was
more cheerful and hopeful than
usual. expecting to get out OF
the house on Thursday following;
that she was hungry and wished certain
vegetables and fruits which the doctor
had forbade her having, but prescribed
soup and tomato; that said soup was
brought to her about II o'clock; that
at about three she was noticed to be
acting strangely by the little girl who
called TO her to know If she wanted
water. but took only a sup or two.
She died about o'clock. In view Of
all these facts the jury though best to
have the stomach and the remaining
soup analyzed and see il it were a case
Of poisoning or not. Prof. Andrews, Of
Of the State University. made the analy-
sis, finding, "beyond the possibility Of
a doubt poison, conine by name. in
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